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MINI-MODEM (33.6 KBPS DATA/FAX MODEM)
4. Features
4.1 What Can I Do with My Mini-Modem?
You can use your Mini-Modem to access commercial
online information services such as CompuServe,
America Online, Genie, and Prodigy. These services
provide access to databases, encyclopedias, stock reports,
news, weather, and shopping. They provide electronic
mail (e-mail) links to subscribers of the same and other
services. Public message areas called forums allow
subscribers to trade information and opinions on a vast
array of topics from A to Z, while vendor forums provide
hardware and software support from manufacturers.
Online services also allow you to upload and download
computer programs, data files, and updated software
such as video and printer drivers.
The Mini-Modem can also connect you to the
Internet, an international computer network of
universities, libraries, businesses, and government
agencies. Like the commercial online services, the
Internet provides e-mail services, public message areas,
and access to information and software, much of it easily
accessed through the World-Wide Web.